Wednesday, 19 April 2017

Panaji: Former Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar has said Pakistan is playing an "unsafe diversion" on account of Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death in the neignbouring nation on charges of spying.

"In any case, we need peace. We don't need incitement. So they ought to send Jadhav back," he said.

"Most importantly, they have stole him. He was not in Pakistan. He was in Iran. Iran has said that the Taliban seized him and took him to Pakistan. Pakistan has a propensity for accomplishing who knows what," Parrikar said.

"....(External Affairs Minister) Sushma Swaraj has given a well-suited answer - 'we won't stay silent' (if Pakistan executes Jadhav). The nation will do what is required. We can deal with Pakistan in the event that it tries to do anything less than ideal," he said.

A military court in Pakistan has sentenced Indian maritime staff Jadhav to death for charged undercover work. The Indian government responded emphatically to the advancement saying if the sentence were to be completed it would be considered as "pre-contemplated kill".